Easel for cemetery wreaths



Feb. 20, 1940. K. F. WAGLER ET AL.

EASEL FOR CEMETERY WREATHS Original Filed Feb. 3, 1938 INVENTORSATTORNEY Patented Feb. 20, 1940 UNITED STATES EASEL FOR CEMETER YWREATHS Karl F. Wagler and Gerald A. Roach, Youngstown, o

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Application February 3, 1938, Serial No. 188,429 Renewed December 28,1939 2 Claims. (01. 248-156) This invention relates to easels.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of an easelsuitable for supporting a wreath to be placed on graves.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an easel having amultiple base section that may be easily forced into the ground.

A further object is the provision of a pair of holding arms for theattachment of the wreath.

A still further object is the provision of a slidable clip placed uponthe main body member of the easel for securing the lower section of thewreath to the easel.

The easel shown and described'herein is an improvement over that shownand described in our Patent No. 1,958,716, issued May '15, 1934, inwhich an easel of somewhat similar construction is shown. The easelshown and described herein represents a further development in thisline, primarily in, the provision for attaching the wreath to the easel.

We are aware that other easels have been constructed to be used incemeteries, and find that the chief objection to other easels is theinability to place them securely in the ground and the difficultyexperienced in attaching the wreath thereto once the easel has beenplaced in position.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds,

the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter described and. claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed, can

be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from thespirit of the invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of the easel. Figure 2 is a sideelevation of the easel. Figure 3 is a view of the easel set inpositionin the ground and having a wreath positioned thereon.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that 45 the easel comprisesan upright body member I which is provided at its lower extremity withan inverted U-shaped base member 2. The lower end 3 of the body member Iand the lower ends 4 of the base member 2 are tapered to provide 50easier insertion into the ground. It will be seen that the down-turnedends 5 of the base member 2 are of slightly greater length than thelower end 3 of the body member I and are adapted to be started into theground before the lower end 3 of 55 the body member.

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Positioned near the upper end of the body member I there is a relativelyshort holding arm 6 which functions with the upper end of the bodymember I which is adapted to be inserted into the body of the wreath sothat the relatively short holding arm 6 supports the wreath securely andin such manner that it is impossible for the wreath toslide downwardlyupon the body member. Positioned on the body member I and spaced at anappropriate distance below the relatively short holding arm 6 there is arelatively long holding arm I, the ends 8 of which are adapted tosupport the sides of the wreath which, when in position, will restacross the front surface of the relatively long holding arm I.Positioned upon the body member I there is a slidable clip,

,the circular portion 9 of which surrounds the body member I, and holdsat right angles thereto a clip portion ID. The clip portion Ill isadapted to be placed over the lower section of the wreath and to bepushed downwardly so that it wreath securely to the easel due to thetension created by slightly bending the wreath.

In Figure 3 of the drawing a wreath is shown positioned upon the easeland the easel positioned in the ground. It will be obvious that theeasel may be placed in the ground very readily by merely pushing thelower portions thereof with The various portions of the easel aredesigned to be spot welded together, but the easel may be assembled byany other practical means.

What we claim is:

1. In an easel for supporting a cemetery wreath, an upright body member,a base on said body member comprising an inverted U-shaped section ofmaterial, pointed ends on the said inverted U-shaped section and apointed end on the lower portion of said body member, a relatively shortholding arm positioned crosswise near the top of the said upright bodymember and a relatively long holding arm positioned holding armstogether with the top portion of said body member adapted to hold awreath thereon, and a clip slidably positioned on the body member andadapted to hold the bottom portion'of the wreath, firmly against thesaid body member and under a slight tension due to the slight bending ofthe wreath itself as it bows across the said relatively long-holdingarm.

2. An easel for cemetery wreaths comprising an upright body member, aninverted U-shaped base positioned near the bottom of said member,pointed ends on said U-shaped base and on the bottom of said bodymember, for the purpose of providing a convenient means of inserting the

